The Eleventh Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Monday, November 16th to Sunday, November 22nd 2020

Virtual Festival
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Bedside Manners

  • Saturday, 21st Nov
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm IST

A Hippocratic oath for the 21st century might have incorporated the importance of giving patients a decent amount of consulting time, of carefully guiding them through the maze of bewildering technological and surgical options, of treating them as persons than just a conglomerate of individual body parts requiring specialised treatment, of a holistic approach to medicine. We see in many countries today doctors rushed for time, diagnostic tools overriding diagnostic skills, the fading away of the reliable family practitioner, googling patients and bridling doctors, with both chafing under the current scenario. How can the doctor-patient relationship be improved so that the duty of care is given and received in a space of sensitised conversations and trust?

 

Session presented by Godrej

Speakers

Abraham Verghese

A best-selling author, Abraham Verghese received the Heinz Award in 2014 and was awarded the National Humanities Medal, presented by President Barack Obama, in 2015.

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Henry Marsh

Henry Marsh is a well-known neuro-surgeon and author of two critically-acclaimed books: Do No Harm, and Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery.

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Padma Priya DVL

Padma Priya is the co-founder and editor of Suno India, a multilingual-multigenerational podcast platform for issues that matter.

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